### [2026-11-2](/feed/2026/11/2/index.md)

##### Somali Civil War
# Uganda begins withdrawing its troops from Somalia, planning to remove all personnel deployed under bilateral and African Union missions by the end of 2027, ending nearly two decades of operations. 




### Sources:

1. [AFP via ''Arab News](https://www.arabnews.com/world/uganda-withdrawing-troops-from-somalia-in-blow-to-anti-extremist-mission-3009438)

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1. [Somalia's defence ministry says a Turkish F-16 conducted an airstrike in the Godey area of Lower Shabelle region, South West State, killing 35 Al-Shabaab militants and injuring more than 20 others. ](/feed/2026/06/30/somalia-s-defence-ministry-says-a-turkish-f-16-conducted-an-airstrike-in-the-godey-area-of-lower-shabelle-region-south.md) _Context: Somali Civil War, Somalia_
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4. [Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine says soldiers have raided his Kampala residence, hospitalized his wife after assaulting her, and seized their property following Wine's rejection of election results that gave President Yoweri Museveni a new term. ](/feed/2026/01/24/ugandan-opposition-leader-bobi-wine-says-soldiers-have-raided-his-kampala-residence-hospitalized-his-wife-after-assault.md) _Context: Uganda, its troops_
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